North Platte River

Catchment area of ​​the North Platte River

The North Platte River Northgate Canyon

The North Platte River ( also North Platte ) is adjacent to the South Platte River one of the headwaters of the Platte River in the United States.

The 1094 km long river has its source near the town of Walden, Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains. In its further course it flows through the U.S. states of Wyoming and Nebraska. In Wyoming, he is dammed in Glendo State Park through a dam into a large reservoir, the Glendo Reservoir and its water used to generate electricity. In the Great Plains, he formed over millions of years the landscape, leaving behind natural monuments such as the Scotts Bluff National Monument. In North Platte then North and South Platte River unite to Platte River.

Near its source the river is known for its opportunities for rafting and fly fishing.